Second Meeting in Doha Between ABMS International, LLC and Representatives of Healthcare Institutions from Across the Middle East >Date: 6/24/2013Continuing discussions on regional certification of physician specialists to promote high‐quality health care in the region, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC‐Q), a member of the Qatar Foundation, and ABMS International, LLC (ABMS‐I), a subsidiary of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), met with representatives of elite healthcare institutions across the Middle East. The discussion focused on partnering to develop physician specialty assessments in internal medicine, pediatrics and emergency medicine for regional certification.

A Collaboration to Develop a Singapore Medical Specialty Assessment Program >Date: 02/15/2012The Ministry of Health, Singapore (the Singapore MOH) has engaged in a collaborative arrangement with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), through its subsidiary, ABMS Singapore, LLC (ABMS-S), to jointly develop a physician assessment for medical specialists practicing in Singapore. ABMS-S and the Singapore MOH will develop locally relevant examinations to support medical specialty assessment programs initially for internal medicine, pediatrics and pathology. The arrangement, which anticipates the first administration of examinations in 2013, will allow Singapore to implement their system of certification incorporating elements of the United States (U.S.) model.

ABMS International, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Board of Medical Specialties, provides international services relating to physician certification. The American Board of Medical Specialties is a not-for-profit organization and has assisted its Member Boards in developing standards for physician certification in the United States since 1933.